Common mistakes made while preparing CV

Are you confident enough about your resume? Are your technical skills effectively showcased? It is most important that you must get your resume completely right. Remember …. the recruiter spend only 30 – 40 seconds whether the candidate is fit for the job or not to has even read the first paragraph!

Grammatical mistakes

Grammatical mistakes are most common problem in most of the resumes. To fix this problem, send your resume to your seniors, friends and ask them to give their feedback. Double check spelling mistakes before you send to some company.

Too lengthy or Too Short

Most of the recruiters agree that the CV’s they receive is either too lengthy or too short. An ideal CV should contain 2 pages not more than that. If you are a Ph.D or if you have good number of publications then you can make up to 3 pages.

Career gaps

We cannot escape from karma. Things do happen – sometimes people lose their jobs, because of sickness, personnel reason, baby care etc. Don’t think that gaps in a job gives very negative impact on your career. If you have a gap then all you need to do is explain it to recruiter.

Different fonts and text sizes

If your CV has variety of fonts and images then it is going to give the recruiter headache and not take your CV seriously. Try to maintain same font and size throughout the resume.

You need to keep it as professional and simple as possible. For sub-heading, bold and underlined is completely acceptable. Make sure the font you use is professional.

Customize your CV as per job description

Don’t just randomly apply for the jobs and later feel that no recruiter is calling for interview. Employers are very particular about the candidates whom they want to recruit. Customize your CV as per the job description provided by the employer. DON’T APPLY IF YOU FEEL JOB DESCRIPTION THAT DOESN’T SUITES YOUR PROFILE. You must edit and change your CV to make appropriate for different employers and job roles so that your candidature seems relevant in each application you send.

Spelling Mistakes

Please don’t just believe on spell checker, Your CV is a reflection of yourself. If you commit small mistakes, the recruiter might think that you are a careless person. It will harm your chances of getting a job.

Photo’s

People who are working in Pharma and clinical research jobs no need to put your photos in your resume. Don’t make the mistake thinking that you need to use a photo for your CV unless you are applying for a modelling job or acting job you should refrain from including a photo.

Don’t lie about your experience

Now a day recruiters are using very sophisticated technologies and strict third party verification. So you cannot escape from them by lying. Be honest about work experience and qualifications you have.

Salary details

Don’t include your salary details in your cover letter or in CV. This looks unprofessional to recruiter and may not consider your application for the particular job.

Try to follow above suggestions and enhance your chances of getting a job